Roy Haynes Quotes

It only seems that there is something more important for you to do than to just quietly be yourself.

Your daily life is your temple and your religion. When you enter into it take with you your all.

This age thing is all up to you. It's like happiness is up to you. You just have to understand what it is before you get it.

I would like to learn, or remember, how to live.

My 20s was a time for self-exploration and, okay, a little self-indulgence.

I've learned that the perfect picture that I hold in my mind of what my life looks like is constantly changing, growing, evolving. I remind myself that I am exactly where I need to be in my life; otherwise, I would surely be somewhere else.

Enjoy the fashions, read the good articles, and when you feel threatened, turn your mental gaze inward, but keep your eyes on the road, or you won't know where you are going. Have a practice or discipline that lets you be in touch with your inner self, your soul.

I don't feel the need for religion. But I went on a yoga retreat last year and I do believe slightly in the karma thing and just being good and true unto yourself. And I slightly believe that you can attract good and bad to you.

Meditation is the life of the soul: Action, the soul of meditation; and honor the reward of action.

If I have a goal, then it is to escape from this literalism. I'll never achieve it; in the same way that I'll never manage to describe what really dwells within my character, although I keep on trying.

I don't need to be better than anybody or worse than anybody to feel better about myself. I just need to stick on my own path and stay in the moment as best I can.

I think the whole idea of me was that I wasn't going to be but that I wanted to be, desperately.

Prayer is when you talk to God. Meditation is when you're listening. Playing the piano allows you to do both at the same time.

A lot of people come to L.A. looking for something. What I came here for, I realize now, is to be okay with myself.

An authentic life is the most personal form of worship. Everyday life has become my prayer.

The final goal of all human endeavor is the development of the human soul.

There is a cleansing humility about doubt.

A certain number of people seek power over other people in a desperate attempt to find themselves. They fail, for self-discovery is spiritual in nature, not social or political. Authoritatively telling other people what to do is their distraction from an inner emptiness they can never fill.

A lot of what I do outside acting is really just for me.

Prince didn't want to celebrate birthdays but to live life, to elevate and educate to the next level of enlightenment.

I've come to the conclusion that we're all responsible for our own happiness and the happiness in your life depends on the quality of your thoughts. I'm a big believer in positive thinking.

You don't need to figure out exactly who you are right now. Just live your life.

I begin each day with prayer and meditation. Throughout the day, I use affirmations and positive intentions to move through blocks, and each evening, I close the day with self-reflection and an inventory of my growth throughout the day.

It's important that a person doesn't lose track of himself.

Priests and nuns actually meditated. It's not religious. It's about centering yourself.